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Post by Kait on Jun 6, 2004 23:28:33 GMT -5
"Well trust me on this one... You're not stupid... In the short time that we've been talking, you've proven yourself to be more intelligent than at least half of the students here." *Lilith smiled softly at him.* "Smart enough... and stubborn enough... to avoid revealing any of your secrets, that's for sure."
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Post by Ven on Jun 6, 2004 23:31:56 GMT -5
'Yeah, right. I've already told you that my father was a drunk and he didn't want me around. Besides, who says I have any secrets other than those? I mean, really, what more do you need to know?' he asked.
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Post by Kait on Jun 6, 2004 23:39:03 GMT -5
*Lilith shrugged lightly.* "I don't know... I rambled on for quite some time and now you know more about me than anyone at this school, excluding the professor... which is quite dangerous for me... I suppose I just want to know more about who you are and the way you live... You're an interesting person, whether you'll admit it or not..."
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Post by Ven on Jun 6, 2004 23:46:47 GMT -5
Chance shifted uncomfortably and bit his lip. True, she had pretty much spilled her entire life story, but Chance had also told her his: the abridged version, of course. 'I dunno. There's nothing really interesting about my life. Like I said, my dad was convinced I was the bane of his existence and that he would have to work until he died to send me to college, along with providing whatever else I needed. My parents were divorced and I never saw my mom. There's not much else to say......'
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Post by Kait on Jun 7, 2004 0:00:12 GMT -5
*Lilith stared at him in silence for a moment, trying to find the right words to say... She wanted to know something, she just had to find a way to ask.* "So you gave up on it all and left everything behind for this? Was it really bad enough for you to come to a place like this... where some people actually know what you are and because of that you're constantly in danger...? You could've stayed and kept your mutation secret... or, if you couldn't handle your home life, you could've even left home for some sort of normal life elsewhere... Why didn't you just hide your power and attempt the normal life that everyone else has...? I can't understand why anyone able to support themselves would choose this life..."
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Post by Ven on Jun 7, 2004 0:06:18 GMT -5
Chance looked at her in surprise for a moment, then quickly turned his head to stare at the ground. 'I don't know,' he mumbled. 'Why does it matter anyway?'
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Post by Kait on Jun 7, 2004 0:12:29 GMT -5
*Lilith had the urge to look away but she kept her eyes locked on him anyway.* "Because... The choices we make often define who we are... and, although I don't expect for you to ever let me know all of who you are, I would like to have at least some idea of who exactly I've trusted a great deal of my secrets to..."
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Post by Ven on Jun 7, 2004 0:17:24 GMT -5
'I told you, I don't know why I came here. It was probably just another stupid choice that shows just how incompetent and incapable of taking care of myself I really am. At least I'm not wasting anyone else's life this time, though; just mine,' Chance said, still refusing to lok at Lilith. Every time I think I do something right, it turns out to be a mistake.....
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Post by Kait on Jun 7, 2004 0:31:10 GMT -5
*Lilith's eyes softened as she continued to stare at him.* "There are so many things wrong with what you just said that I don't know where to start... You're not incompetent and you're not incapable of anything... And it's impossible for you to waste anyone's life, including your own... Is this a waste right now? Talking to me and actually giving me some hope that I'm not the monster everyone believes me to be...? What about making people who live in fear laugh all the time? Is that a waste too? I never said coming here was a stupid choice... I'm glad you're here... But it's just amazing to me that you would choose a life so dangerous instead of a safe one... even if you're probably doing more good here..."
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Post by Ven on Jun 7, 2004 0:39:13 GMT -5
Chance just shook his head and slumped back against the bench. ... this was all a mistake, just like me: a mistake.... He closed his eyes briefly and sighed, before looking back at Lilith. 'Yeah, sure. I guess you're right. Sorry for going off on you like that. I just think too much,' he said, putting some effort into giving her a half-smile.
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Post by Kait on Jun 7, 2004 21:46:00 GMT -5
*Lilith's blood red eyes searched his for a moment.* "You know... It's sad how you can be so optimistic about my problems and so pessimistic about your own."
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Post by Ven on Jun 8, 2004 0:54:25 GMT -5
'...What? I'm not pessimistic about my problems, that's really the way they are,' Chance said, shrugging. 'I mean, it's true, I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, and no one but me can be held accountable for that. I just wish I'd stop making them,' he sighed. 'It's hard to live like that, y'know? '
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Post by Kait on Jun 8, 2004 0:58:44 GMT -5
"Fine. What mistakes have you made then? And what mistakes are you still making?" *Lilith's eyes never stopped watching his as she waited for a response.*
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Post by Ven on Jun 8, 2004 1:03:43 GMT -5
'I didn't give a sh** about my grades; hell, I still don't. I hung out with the wrong crowd and go into a whole crapload of trouble, with the 'authorites,' not to mention, my father. Until I decided to come here, I wasted what money I could manage to get on stupid things. I left my dad at home, and for all I know he could have drunk himself to death because I wasn't there to distract him,' Chance replied, ticking the reasons off on his fingers. 'Shall I go on?'
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Post by Kait on Jun 8, 2004 1:11:30 GMT -5
"If you want to... but first... Your dad's problems are not your fault in any way. He's a grown man and he can take care of himself. And from what you've told me, you distracting him doesn't do either of you any good. As for the rest of it... perhaps it's just time for someone to give you the right kind of support... A push in the right direction... We all lose our way at least once in our life... The first step to finding ourselves is admitting we're lost... Which you seem to have already done..."
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